Netflix today revealed the official trailer and first look photos from the upcoming rom-com series, Nobody Wants This, starring Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Veronica Mars) and Adam Brody (American Fiction, The O.C.). It will premiere on the platform on September 26.
The cast also includes Justine Lupe (Succession, Mr. Mercedes), Timothy Simons (Candy, Veep), Stephanie Faracy (Sneaky Pete, Sideways), Michael Hitcock (Jackpot!, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Tovah Feldshuh (Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Lady in the Water), Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman, The Wire), Emily Arlook (Grown-ish, You People), Jackie Tohn (Gen V, GLOW), Sherry Cola (Good Trouble, Joy Ride), and Shiloh Bearman (Home Economics).
The synopsis reads, “An agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party. When they walk out — together — the unlikely pair, Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody), can tell there is something between them. But also potentially between them, with their differing outlooks on life, all of the modern obstacles to love, and their sometimes well-meaning, sometimes sabotaging families — including her sister Morgan (Justin Lupe) and his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons).”
The series is based on ceator Erin Foster’s own exeriences, as she tells Tudum, “This show is based on the only good decision I ever made: falling for a nice Jewish boy. But I realized that being happy is way harder than being miserable — there’s nothing to complain about. So, I created this show based on all the ways that finding the right person can be so hard.”
“the show is not making any political statements because I’m not the person to make that statement. I didn’t grow up Jewish, I converted as an adult. I wanted to tell a Jewish story, but from an outsider’s perspective for someone who chose Judaism,” Foster also says.
Watch the official trailer below.
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